born in

Chiba Prefecture is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kantō region of Honshu. Chiba Prefecture has a population of 6,278,060 (1 June 2019) and has a geographic area of . Chiba Prefecture borders Ibaraki Prefecture to the north, Saitama Prefecture to the ...

is a Japanese actor. He has portrayed various

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es in

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, beginning with in ''

Ultraman Gaia is a Japanese tokusatsu TV show and is the 14th show in the Ultra Series. Featuring Chiaki J. Konaka as series composer and produced by Tsuburaya Productions and Mainichi Broadcasting System (MBS TV), ''Ultraman Gaia'' was aired on JNN TV sta ...

'' in 1998, a role he reprised in the 2008 film '' Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers''. This role was followed with in '' Kamen Rider Ryuki''. Hassei also appeared in 2004 film

Oresama is a 2004 Japanese film. The film revolves around the protagonist of the story, Japanese rock musician Miyavi, portraying himself and his adventures when he goes back 20 years in time. Plot The film starts with Miyavi leaving to see family bac ...

, alongside internationally recognised musician

Miyavi , better known by his stage name Miyavi (雅, stylized as MIYAVI), is a Japanese guitarist, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actor known for his finger- slapping style of playing a guitar. He has been active since 1999, first as guitaris ...

. He's also made his mark in in the films ''

Kamen Rider The First is a 2005 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film. The film is a reboot adaptation of the television series '' Kamen Rider'', though there are many differences between the film and the original programme; some of these, however, are due to a closer rel ...

'' and ''

Kamen Rider The Next is a 2007 Japanese tokusatsu superhero film directed by Ryuta Tasaki and written by Toshiki Inoue. The film was released on October 27, 2007. The film borrows elements from the ''Kamen Rider V3'' television series and is a sequel to the '' Kam ...

''. He also portrayed Kurando Magira in the science fiction drama , and Kiyoi in the supernatural drama ''

RH Plus is a Japanese manga series written and illustrated by Ayako Suwa, serialized in Enterbrain's ''B's-Log Comic'' between 2006 and 2009. The series has been collected in four ''tankōbon'' volumes and was licensed in English by Digital Manga Pub ...

''. He is married with Yukari Ishida (Reiko Fujimiya (née Yoshii) in ''Ultraman Gaia'' and ''Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers''). They have a daughter named Hinaka. His family can be seen in '' Superior Ultraman 8 Brothers'' as they appear in this film as Hiroya, Reiko, and their daughter, respectively.

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1978 births Japanese male actors Actors from Chiba Prefecture Living people {{Japan-actor-stub